As you can see, there’s plenty of support for the 49ers, who are 3.5-point favorites over the Ravens at most sports books.

For what’s it worth (it’s worth nothing), here’s who Halford and I like:

MH: Baltimore over San Francisco, 21-20. Two things: Resiliency and momentum. I believe Baltimore has the edge in both. Not to say the Niners are without those two things — they’ve won three straight and rallied from 17-0 to beat the Falcons — but the Ravens have shown more. In the last two weeks alone, they connected on a miracle Hail Mary en route to beating the Broncos, then beat Tom Brady and the Pats at Foxboro despite trailing at halftime.

JB: San Francisco over Baltimore, 28-24. I have to admit I’m extremely hesitant to give Colin Kaepernick — a second-year quarterback that didn’t get the starting job until halfway through the season — the nod over Joe Flacco — an experienced veteran who’s been ridiculously good in these playoffs. But I’m more hesitant to bet against a guy who can run and throw like Kaepernick. The only team that’s made the guy look human is the Seahawks, and that was on a rainy Sunday night in Seattle, one of the toughest places in the NFL for visitors.

It’s a sad day when Seguin, Richards, and Doan are the voices of reason. I think it’ll be a good game, with Baltimore prevailing in the end.

bohman88 - Feb 1, 2013 at 3:02 PM

Rich, Baltimore has been sh*t on this whole post season despite the fact we stunned the nation back to back weeks. Even IF we win the Super Bowl we won’t receive any respect which is fine. We’ve never been the media’s favortie team whether it’s a Super Bowl run with Joe Flacco or giving the Miami Dolphins their only win in a 1-15 season.

Then it’s not unthinkable that the Ravens can stun the nation one more time. I wouldn’t trust a rookie quarterback, but he’s done good so far for the Niners. Like I said, I think it’s going to be a good game but I see Baltimore coming out ahead with a strong defense.